Lawn Expo 2000

[Administrator]

So, whos going to the Lawn Expo this year? I will meet ya there.

[grasscapeinc]

I'll be there.

[LiVe2]

When is the Lawn Expo 2000 and where is it?

[Alan]

If you mean Louisville, I'm hoping to make it again this year. Hard to justify the trip but it gets me away from the grind for a few days

[yardsmith]

Last year was first year attending- what a show! Don't leave anything laying around; we had a big bag full of kids stuff & all my brochures & freebies taken :(<br>We'll be there unless Divine intervention changes our plans-hope to see some of you there! We'll have our Yardsmith gear on, so be on the lookout.<p>----------<br>Smitty ô¿ô<br>

[gorrell]

This will be my fourth trip to Louisville for the Expo. I really enjoy it and my wife gets to go the local garage and yard sales. We should have a designated place to meet for the ones who'd like to put a face with a name. Hope to see some of you there. Lynn

[Mowman]

Where is the expo and when is it?<br>Mowman

[gorrell]

Mowman, the expo is in Louisville, Kentucky and it's being held July 22-24. Check Turf or Pro magazine later this spring and they have all the good info on whats happening and motel info as well. Thanks, Lynn

[Eric ELM]

I would like to go. I have never been there yet. Maybe this year.<p>----------<br>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.townserver.com/elm/&quot;&gt;Eric@ELM&lt;/a&gt;<br>

[MowerUp]

Is it an equipment Expo or what?<br>

[GroundKprs]

12 to 15 acres of outdoor demo area. 100's of indoor booths; takes 3-4 hrs just to jog thru without stopping and asking questions. Started basically as a manufacturers show to dealers, but demo to end user has grown in importance.<br>All types of outdoor power equip, as well as other outdoor features.<p>http://www.mow.org/demo/expohome.htm<p><br>

[CLM1]

This will be my third yr. attending. I make a family vacation out of it and have a real good time and enjoy the &quot;write-off&quot;.<br>If you've never been you better wear comfortable shoes, it's all you can see in 2 days!

[HOMER]

If I went I would just be that much farther behind! I would love to see it, there is something similar to that in Georgia every year but I think it is primarily for the farmers.<p>Homer

[jrblawncare]

Lets talk about this as the date gets closer,good idea to have a place to meet everyone...come latter July things should slow down a bit maybe more will be able to come...Maybe by then I will be in my new home and we can turn my yard into a campground and Homer can bring the beef..Only a 45 min.drive to the Expo from here.<p>----------<br>John <br>

[yardsmith]

Hope we all get to meet Stone there, too :).<br>Last year was so FREAKIN HOT there wasn't anything growing anyways. But it sure was fun trying out all the backhoes & stuff; place looked like a motocross track by the time Sunday rolled around! :) I'm guessing those vendors have to level it all back to normal before they leave, too.<br>Met lots of die hard Dixie fans at the ZTR corral, where you could demo about 15 diff. ZTR's one right after the other. Lotsa donuts & fig. 8's goin on :) . Never had so much fun in my life.<br>Will definitely plan on being there this year; maybe we could meet at the indoor lobby just outside the indoor vendor gym where all the round lunch tables are. Keep us posted.<p>----------<br>Smitty ô¿ô<br>

[trimmasters]

Just an idea, but I remember the admin of this form saying how he wanted to get more people in this form, maby he could get a spot at the expo, it would just flod this form with people! just a idea.<p>John

[cjcland]

trimmaster<p>that is a very good idea<p>----------<br>CJC Landscape Management<br>Winter Haven, Florida

[Metroman]

Whats the cost to attend this expo?

[GroundKprs]

$25 to sign up onsite, free if signed up in advance. See info at link in my previous post. They have a application to print out and mail in.

[lawrence stone]

smitty wrote:<p>Hope we all get to meet Stone there, too <p>Fat chance smitty. I have better things to<br>do than to drive to the middle of flyover<br>country just to look at some new overpriced<br>equipment that I can buy on the used market<br>at 10% of new retail.<p>Look for me that week end at the blue water<br>motel in wildwood crest nj.

[Greenkeepers]

Hey All-<p>Last year was my first year at the expo. I know I don't post a lot on here, but I take in a lot of info. Hopefully we can all get together and put some faces to the names...<p>Happy mowing to all!! <p>Mike<br>Greenkeepers

[Alan]

Well, Stone,, some of us actually enjoy looking at equipment. Some of us actually buy new, and I really wonder just how much of that you manage to buy for 10%. But,, you seem to be such a fart smeller,, opps,, smart feller that I'm sure you don't need the business seminars thay have their either

[lawrence stone]

al wrote:<p><br>&gt;Well, Stone,, some of us actually enjoy looking at equipment. <p>Try alt.binaries.pictures.vehicles on usenet<br>Enjoy the old buses.<p>If I want to go look at new equipment I can over the winter months at a dozen different<br>sites within a few hours driving distance.<br>I only live 120 miles west of the hub and<br>cutlural center of the USA the city so nice<br>they named it twice New York, New York.<p>On second thought maybe I take the boat to<br>the thousand islands that weekend. It's only<br>3 hours away.

[Evan528]

stone, you crack me up!

[bdemir]

As hard as it is to say i agree with the stone on a lot of issues. Hes blunt but he has a few good points.

[gorrell]

<p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><br>Lawrence, obviously you've never been to the Expo in Louisville. This is no slam, but an invitation to a great weekend. Almost every big name player in the &quot;lawnscaping&quot; industry is displaying in this venue, and you don't know what you've missed until you've missed it! Every lawn care professional within a reasonable distance should experience this show at least once to appreciate it! I definitely will be there, for the fourth time. Thanks, Lynn

[lawrence stone]

gorrell wrote:<p>&gt;Lawrence, obviously you've never been to the Expo in Louisville. <p>It may be the best thing since sliced bread<br>but I am not going drive 700 some miles to<br>look at some new equipment at one of the hottest times of the season in a real hot part of the country.<p>If I wanted to this winter I could have went<br>to the turf expo in Atlantic City (180 miles away). I would got on a casino line haul bus for the round trip cost of $10 after cash rebate from a casino.<p>Frankly I have more than enough equipment at<br>this time. I have 7 gear drive toro walk behinds (1-62&quot;, 2-52&quot;, 2-44&quot;, 2-21&quot;) and<br>I am working solo right now.<p>The walk behinds are a pain in the ass when it comes to tranny problems but I always have<br>a good one on the shelf and I can swap out a<br>tranny in less than an hour. I use sulkies behind my unit 99% of the time and tranny breakage is a fact of (my) life. One must always pay attention to the trannsmission output shaft bearings and go the breakage of<br>the snap ring behind that bearing when the bearing starts to wear out.<p>What happens is the needle bearings tend to<br>go in about a years time of usage. It's no<br>big deal to rebuild the peerless trannys<br>yourself.<p>I don't mow in the rain so the gear drives work for me. Plus slow speed=better quality of cut.

[GroundKprs]

The Louisville Expo started as, and still is, a manufacturer to dealer show. There seems to have been more emphasis to draw end users thru the 90s.<p>The advantage is that the manufacturer is represented heavily there. Many other shows during the year are attended by distributers. If you have a particular question or suggestion about your equipment, you can often find someone at Louisville who can directly address your questions. Not too often can you get this opportunity. <p>----------<br>Jim<br>North central Indiana

[GroundKprs]

The Louisville Expo started as, and still is, a manufacturer to dealer show. There seems to have been more emphasis to draw end users thru the 90s.<p>The advantage is that the manufacturer is represented heavily there. Many other shows during the year are attended by distributers. If you have a particular question or suggestion about your equipment, you can often find someone at Louisville who can directly address your questions. Not too often can you get this opportunity.<p>If you want to know which string trimmer is most comfortable for you, you can pick up and run almost any trimmer made. (Almost: about 10 yrs ago, Echo decided it was too good for shows, so only time you see Echo equip at a show is if a distributer or dealer appears.) Lesco won't be there, but you can try anything at the local dealer.<p>The show can be mundane after a few visits, but if you haven't been there, you should go and then make up your own mind.<br>----------<br>Jim<br>North central Indiana<p>